Ghostwriting Services:
Your Book, Your Voice,
Your Name on the Cover
A ghostwriter interviews you, builds the outline with you and writes the full manuscript in your voice. You approve every chapter, you own every right, and only your name goes on the cover. Our ghostwriters write memoirs, business books, self-help and fiction for first-time and returning authors.
- NDA signed before you share your story
- 100% copyright and royalties stay with you
- Written by people, not AI
- Fixed written quote, paid in milestones
- Meet your writer before you sign
- Same writer from outline to final draft
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Who Hires a Professional Book Ghostwriter?
The Busy Executive
You run a company, and the book has lived in your head for years. A ghostwriter turns your talks, notes and hard-won lessons into chapters while you keep running the business.
The Seasoned Expert
Doctors, coaches, consultants and teachers know their field cold, yet a book asks for a different skill. Your ghostwriter shapes what you know into a book readers can follow, chapter by chapter.
The Family Storyteller
Some stories belong to a family or a company, and they fade as the people who lived them grow older. A ghostwriter gathers them through interviews and shapes a book to hand down.
Yes, Hiring a GhostwriterIs a Normal Part of Publishing
Ghostwriting is an old, ordinary part of publishing. Memoirs, business books and celebrity stories are often written with a professional writer, and the book carries the name of the person whose life and ideas fill it.
Your Name Goes on the Cover. Ours Doesn't Go Anywhere Near It.
You're named as the author, and your ghostwriter isn't named at all. Credit is yours to give or keep. Thank your writer in the acknowledgments if you like, or never mention them.
What You Own When the Last Page Is Done
All the Rights
Every right in the book belongs to you, from print and ebook editions to audio, translation and film.
Every Royalty
Whatever the book earns from sales goes to you. Your ghostwriter doesn't share in the royalties, now or on any later edition.
The Copyright
The copyright is yours, as the named author. The words were written for you, so they're yours to publish, revise, reprint or license however you choose.
Ten Authors Who Chose to Tell
Most ghostwritten books stay quiet about it. These ten authors agreed to share that a ghostwriter helped. More titles sit in our full portfolio.
How Book Ghostwriters for Hire Keep Your Voice
The Interviews
Stage one of three
Stage one, where your ghostwriter does most of the listening
Your ghostwriter interviews you over a series of conversations, listening for how you explain things, the phrases you repeat and the stories you tell best.
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Your Own Words
Stage two of three
Stage two, where your own words become the guide
Emails, talks, posts, journals or an old draft show your writer your rhythm, your humor and the words you'd never use. All of it becomes source material.
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Your Part in the Book
Ghostwriting asks far less of your time than writing does, but it still needs you. Your part is talking, sharing what you have and saying yes or not yet at each stage.
What Is a Book Ghostwriting Service?
A book ghostwriting service pairs you with a professional writer who writes your book for you, in your voice, under your name. You supply the story, the knowledge or the idea. The ghostwriter supplies the structure, the sentences and the hours of writing it takes to turn all of that into a finished manuscript you can publish.
Ghostwriting is different from co-writing, where the writer is usually credited on the cover beside you. With a ghostwriter, the writer stays off the cover and out of the credits unless you decide otherwise. You talk, review and approve, and someone else does the drafting. That's why busy leaders, experts and families often choose it when a story matters but the hours to write it don't exist.
Not sure ghostwriting is the right fit? It's one of several ways to work with us, and our book writing services page explains the others. If you already know, the first step is a free conversation about the book you have in mind, with no commitment attached.
How the Book Gets Written
Our professional ghostwriting services follow nine stages, from a first conversation to a finished manuscript. You approve the work at each stage before the next one begins.
A Free Consultation
01You talk through the book you have in mind, who it's for and what you hope it does. There's no cost and no commitment at this stage.
Your Book Brief
02You share your subject, readers, tone and goals, and they're written into a brief. Your writer works from that brief, so the book starts from what you want.
Interview Sessions
03The interviews are planned around your calendar. Each session covers a part of the book, so the conversations build toward chapters rather than wandering.
Gathering Your Material
04Notes, old drafts, talks, recordings, letters and photos all become source material. Whatever you already have gets used, so nothing you've written goes to waste.
A Chapter Outline
05Your ghostwriter maps the book chapter by chapter. You review the outline and approve it, so the structure is settled before the drafting starts.
The First Pages
06The opening pages come to you first, as the voice check. Once you're happy they sound like you, the rest of the book is drafted in that voice.
Chapter by Chapter
07The book is drafted in stages. You read each set of chapters as it arrives and send your notes while the story is still fresh in your mind.
Revisions Without a Cap
08Revisions continue until you're satisfied with the manuscript. There's no fixed number of rounds, because the book isn't finished until it reads like yours.
Your Finished Manuscript
09You receive the final manuscript, and every right in it is yours. If you want them, book editing and book publishing services are available as separate next steps.
How Long Does Ghostwriting a Book Take?
A full ghostwritten book takes about four to six weeks. An illustrated book takes about one to one and a half months, since our children's book illustration services draw the pictures to fit the finished words. The pace comes from how the work is organized, with interviews done early and your notes gathered stage by stage, so the writing keeps moving.
Speed only helps if the book still sounds like you, so every stage keeps you in the loop.
- About four to six weeks for a full book
- About one to one and a half months illustrated
- Interviews held early in the project
- Your notes gathered stage by stage
Ghostwriting Services for Books Like Yours
Nonfiction
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Your methods and client lessons, written clearly. See our nonfiction ghostwriting services.
Memoirs
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Your life story, shaped from interviews into a book your family and readers can hold.
Family History
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The stories of a family or a business, gathered before they're lost.
What Shapes the Cost of Ghostwriting
Interview Time
The more conversations it takes to draw out your story, the bigger the job. A memoir built from many sessions takes longer than a book written from detailed notes.
Your Material
How much of the book already exists matters. Usable drafts, talks and notes shorten the work, while a book that starts from an idea alone needs more writing.
Research Depth
Some books need outside research, checked facts and sourced detail. A book drawn from your own experience needs less, and that changes the size of the project.
Your Availability
Projects move best when interviews and reviews fit a steady schedule. Long gaps between sessions stretch the work, and your quote reflects how the time is planned.
A Person Writes Your Book, Not a Prompt
A prompt can produce sentences, but it can't notice the pause before your answer and ask the follow-up that finds the real story. Your ghostwriter makes the judgment calls, what to leave out, what matters and what sounds like you.
That Book in Your Head Deserves Pages
Tell us about it in a free consultation. You'll leave knowing how the book could take shape and what comes next.
Success Written in Ink
My experience with Book Writing US was excellent. Their team is enthusiastic about their work, professional, and innovative. I found the process to be simple because each step was managed with skill. They sincerely care about the success of their customers. I'd recommend these to any budding writer!
Gavina Morris
Verified Trustpilot ReviewFrequently Asked Questions
Only if you choose to tell them. Your name goes on the cover as the author, and your ghostwriter isn't credited. Whether you mention the help in the acknowledgments is entirely up to you.
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